In an earlier thread, someone else was floating the rumor he had Parkinson's. This time last year he was going strong and had no signs of quitting. I continue to hope that rumor is bullshiat and him on the circuit would be cool, but I'm worried.

It was his second career, essentially. 21 years at a job is almost unheard of in this era of downsizing and temporary layoffs that become permanent, and simply unheard of in acting because after a few years most actors fester like a boil until someone has to take scalpel to them and drain the puss.

I find it shocking that on a cop show that a character is allowed to retire and live out the rest of his days. It is unheard of. Just like in real life, police officers never retire. Every cop will eventually get shot or become a criminal and go to prison. Real cops never get a chance to retire.

Tricky Chicken:I find it shocking that on a cop show that a character is allowed to retire and live out the rest of his days. It is unheard of. Just like in real life, police officers never retire. Every cop will eventually get shot or become a criminal and go to prison. Real cops never get a chance to retire.

I know what you mean -- I can't imagine any cop would ever retire in his 40s and collect a full pension and a paycheck from a safe, cushy 'security' gig. No one would do that.

I still find SVU good. Amaro has fully grown on me.. He's no Stabler but he filled the shoes decently.. Rollins is awful, I can't tell if it's her character or shiatty acting but anything involving her is a crap shoot if it doesn't make you cringe a little. Ice-T is still good.

The problem is the writing is slipping a bit.. Last nights episode was a perfect example of dumb writing.. They had to comb the neighborhood to see if anyone saw anything at some rave party.. They just happened to find an old lady who lives on her porch overlooking where the party was and took DSLR quality photographs of it all because she was documenting it for the police. (loud parties).

phaseolus:Tricky Chicken: I find it shocking that on a cop show that a character is allowed to retire and live out the rest of his days. It is unheard of. Just like in real life, police officers never retire. Every cop will eventually get shot or become a criminal and go to prison. Real cops never get a chance to retire.

I know what you mean -- I can't imagine any cop would ever retire in his 40s and collect a full pension and a paycheck from a safe, cushy 'security' gig. No one would do that.

T.rex:Isn't he the guy who got uppity and demanded Hulk Hogan give him a sleeper hold on live TV, then sued him when he hit hit head?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7n_SHrK408

Yeah, I mean that's one way to look at it, another would be what actually happened: Hogan offered to show him a "real" move, then put him in a sleeper, and then just let him fall unconscious from standing height to ground, which is a great way to accidentally kill someone. Hogan should have been jailed for that.

styckx:I still find SVU good. Amaro has fully grown on me.. He's no Stabler but he filled the shoes decently.. Rollins is awful, I can't tell if it's her character or shiatty acting but anything involving her is a crap shoot if it doesn't make you cringe a little. Ice-T is still good.

The problem is the writing is slipping a bit.. Last nights episode was a perfect example of dumb writing.. They had to comb the neighborhood to see if anyone saw anything at some rave party.. They just happened to find an old lady who lives on her porch overlooking where the party was and took DSLR quality photographs of it all because she was documenting it for the police. (loud parties).

The writing is slipping... now? The show jumped the shark ages ago. But I still watch it because it's L&O.

deadsanta:T.rex: Isn't he the guy who got uppity and demanded Hulk Hogan give him a sleeper hold on live TV, then sued him when he hit hit head?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7n_SHrK408

Yeah, I mean that's one way to look at it, another would be what actually happened: Hogan offered to show him a "real" move, then put him in a sleeper, and then just let him fall unconscious from standing height to ground, which is a great way to accidentally kill someone. Hogan should have been jailed for that.

fair enough... i see your point... To me, Hulk just seemed more likable in that scenario, so i take his side. My guess is that Belzer falling like a rock was unexpected, so at worst, Hulk showed negligence.

For those of you who don't know this already.. Munch has a damned impressive TV resume:

The character of Munch has appeared in more television series than any other fictional character, appearing in nine series on five networks since the character's debut in 1993. Now, in the character's 21st season on television, he has outlasted Marshall Dillon and Frasier Crane, who were both on for 20 seasons each.

Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to appear on ten different television shows.These shows were on five different networks:NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and 30 Rock);FOX (The X-Files and Arrested Development);UPN (The Beat);HBO (The Wire)and ABC (Jimmy Kimmel Live!).

Munch has been one of the few television characters to cross genres, appearing not only in crime drama series, but sitcom (Arrested Development), late night comedy (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and horror and science fiction (The X-Files). He has played a role in international television series, beginning with UK crime drama where he is mentioned as an American contact for the series' Serious Crime Unit (SCU). Notably Luther stars , the actor who played in the HBO drama The Wire where Munch previously cameoed.

SirTanon:For those of you who don't know this already.. Munch has a damned impressive TV resume:

The character of Munch has appeared in more television series than any other fictional character, appearing in nine series on five networks since the character's debut in 1993. Now, in the character's 21st season on television, he has outlasted Marshall Dillon and Frasier Crane, who were both on for 20 seasons each.

Munch has become the only fictional character, played by a single actor, to appear on ten different television shows.These shows were on five different networks:NBC (Homicide: Life on the Street, Law & Order, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and 30 Rock);FOX (The X-Files and Arrested Development);UPN (The Beat);HBO (The Wire)and ABC (Jimmy Kimmel Live!).

Munch has been one of the few television characters to cross genres, appearing not only in crime drama series, but sitcom (Arrested Development), late night comedy (Jimmy Kimmel Live!) and horror and science fiction (The X-Files). He has played a role in international television series, beginning with UK crime drama where he is mentioned as an American contact for the series' Serious Crime Unit (SCU). Notably Luther stars , the actor who played in the HBO drama The Wire where Munch previously cameoed.

Loved Paul Sorvino on L & OHated Fred ThompsonEnjoys it whenever Fran Lebowitz is on the benchCan deal with Beltzer as long as its a few lines an episode.Was totally confused by Serena Southerlyn's last lines in the series: "Is it because I'm a lesbian".